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Employee Engagement
As part of Horizon 2020, People Engagement is high on Umicore’s agenda. We are convinced that engaged and effective employees are key to our success.
Employee Engagement

As part of Horizon 2020, People Engagement is high on Umicore’s agenda. We are convinced that engaged and effective employees are key to our success. The people survey is an important tool that we use for measuring progress and to define specific action plans to achieve our goal. In spring this year, we conducted the seventh edition of...
EcoVadis honours our commitment to sustainability

To be a preferred sustainable supplier, we at Umicore work directly with our customers to meet their environmental requirements. We also measure our success by our ability to offer environmental and ethical sourcing advantages. In this way we deliver products and services that create sustainable value for you and society. 

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Umicore calls upon the EU to seize the circular economy momentum

Umicore and seven other multinational companies, the CE8, have joined forces to promote development of a circular economy for Europe.
Closing the loop for cobalt in consumer devices’ batteries

Portable electronics are everywhere and integrated in the everyday life of many. Smartphones and tablets need high-performance materials to meet consumer expectations. Cobalt is an essential ingredient in delivering the required lifetime of the batteries in those devices.
Promoting a healthy life style at the Nysa Run
On June 11, over a thousand fans of running gathered in the ninth edition of the Nysa Run. Five Umicore employees from the Nysa plant put on their running shoes and participated in the main run of the event.  Congratulations!

The Nysa Run, as in previous years, attracted amateurs of running from the municipality and the entire Nysa district....
Umicore’s sustainable cobalt procurement externally validated for the 6th year in a row
We are the first company to have introduced a Sustainable Procurement Framework for cobalt and to obtain external validation for our ethical procurement.
Partnering with UNICEF for a better education
Umicore is proud to announce the extension of our long-term partnership with UNICEF, contributing to a qualitative and inclusive education for all.
Measurements of blood lead levels in children near Umicore site in Hoboken in line with previous measurements

The Provincial Institute of Hygiene (PIH) announced today the results of the six-monthly measurements of lead in blood of children living near the Umicore site in Hoboken*. The average test result of 3.03 micrograms per deciliter of blood (µg/dl) is comparable to 2.91 µg/dl in October.

The study, in which 177 children...
School children visit Umicore as part of their science classes
On 11 May 2023, 29 school children from Primary School N° 1 and their teachers visited Umicore in Nysa as part of the educational programme
Umicore inaugurates new production facility in Germany
Umicore PMC inaugurated today its innovative production unit for advanced metal organic precursor technologies used in the semiconductor and LED markets
Umicore’s sustainable cobalt procurement externally validated for the 6th year in a row

Umicore obtained, for the sixth year in a row, third-party assurance from PwC that its cobalt purchases are carried out in line with the conditions set out in its Sustainable Procurement Framework for Cobalt. The various sustainability aspects of the battery supply chain include the conditions under which raw materials are...